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MMR

  • 18-09-2010 9:54pm
    #1
    Tazzle
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 2,563 ✭✭✭


    Yo, just a quick question about the MMR. Does anyone know if mumps caused by the MMR vaccine is contagious? Cheers!


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  • #2
    Dave!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,857 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    Tazzle wrote: »
    Yo, just a quick question about the MMR. Does anyone know if mumps caused by the MMR vaccine is contagious? Cheers!

    You lost me there :confused: The MMR vaccine doesn't cause mumps!

    Mumps is contagious though, yes


  • #3
    ZYX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 882 ✭✭✭ZYX


    Tazzle wrote: »
    Yo, just a quick question about the MMR. Does anyone know if mumps caused by the MMR vaccine is contagious? Cheers!

    No it's not.


  • #4
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    ZYX wrote: »
    No it's not.

    +1

    It's a valid question asthe old polio vaccine (drops)had the potential to cause poliobut the MMR does not cause mumps (nor measles or rubella)


  • #5
    tallaght01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,778 ✭✭✭tallaght01


    There's a very specific answer to this question.

    The docs on the forum can PM me if they want to know the answer. But of the OP feels their kid has vaccine associated mumps then they should get a medical opinion.


  • #6
    ZYX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 882 ✭✭✭ZYX


    RobFowl wrote: »
    +1

    It's a valid question asthe old polio vaccine (drops)had the potential to cause poliobut the MMR does not cause mumps (nor measles or rubella)

    Yeah. The MMR vaccine commonly causes lumps to occur in the same distribution as mumps and people commonly feel their child has caught mumps from the vaccine. It is not as common as the rubella type rash but still pretty common.


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  • #7
    Tazzle
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 2,563 ✭✭✭Tazzle


    It's myself actually, got the vaccine about 16 days ago and I've got the mumps now (swollen face, especially big parotid glands and a lovely dry mouth.) So just wondering if I should be avoiding people.


  • #8
    tallaght01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,778 ✭✭✭tallaght01


    Tazzle wrote: »
    It's myself actually, got the vaccine about 16 days ago and I've got the mumps now (swollen face, especially big parotid glands and a lovely dry mouth.) So just wondering if I should be avoiding people.

    All anyone here can responsibly say to you is that you should see your doctor.


  • #9
    sam34
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,073 ✭✭✭sam34


    tallaght01 wrote: »
    All anyone here can responsibly say to you is that you should see your doctor.

    indeed

    thread closed


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